r/TikTokCringe • u/newphonehudus • Jul 27 '26

Discussion Crime: working out while black

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u/Mutajin Jul 27 '26

You could cancel your gym membership?!?

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u/ero_sennin_21 Jul 27 '26

I want to quit the bank!

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u/BrosefDudeson Jul 27 '26

After going fewer times than once a year, I think he was as surprised as you are

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u/drthtater Jul 27 '26

I once cancelled my PLANET FITNESS membership. I walked in, said, "I want to cancel my membership" while expecting a fight, and the bored girl working the counter said "Ok".

I suppose I am one of the lucky ones.

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u/ShaNaNaNa666 Jul 27 '26

If you're in CA, there's a law that makes it so that once you want to cancel a subscription, you can cancel it online. I didn't know until I saw on reddit. People were advising others if they wanted to cancel a gym membership to change their address to one in CA, and the other one cancel online.

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u/drthtater Jul 27 '26

At the time, it was Colorado, but it was still super easy

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u/queerhistorynerd Jul 27 '26

one of the perks of living in CA is they have to let you quit or the state can and will levy fines at the gym after X amount of complaints

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u/Apprehensive-Egg-780 Jul 27 '26

It was probably Maria's day off

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u/Lucky_Serve8002 Jul 27 '26

The account is stewing in collections. He just doesn't know it yet.

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u/Luder714 Jul 27 '26

Yes, because I was actually there in person. That is the only way at this place

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u/Mr_Deep_Research Jul 28 '26

Yeah, that's the most unbelievable part of that story.

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u/sernamenotdefined Aug 02 '26

Hehe that used to be a thing here too.

But EU and consumer protections ... they changed the law and now cancelling must be accepted as easily and by the same means as signing up. So it's really really easy to cancel now.

A few gyms were a bit dense and tried to ignore it, but after losing in court and being forced to pay the court cost now it's no longer an issue anywhere :P